[ad_1] George Lombard Jr. homered in a memorable big league debut and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Tuesday night. In the fifth inning, Lombard drove an 0-2 sweeper from starter Hunter Dobbins (2-2) into the left-field seats for his first career hit. As he completed his first home run trot in the majors, Lombard’s parents hugged in the stands. Lombard’s 392-foot shot gave New
[ad_1] Pencils down! After the Dodgers struck early for the prize of the deadline, there was a flurry of activity in the final 24 hours as the Red Sox pushed their chips in for Adley Rutschman, the Cubs and Padres patched up their rotations, the Pirates loaded up on relievers and the Angels finally made meaningful moves to restock their farm system. Here are the winners and losers of the
[ad_1] The Seattle Mariners have reportedly traded for Baltimore Orioles outfielder Taylor Ward, per ESPN. This comes on the heels of starting right fielder Luke Raley landing on the IL with a left forearm strain. The Angels get back three minor leaguers for Ward, per MLB Pipeline: Brock Moore, Alex Hoppe and Harrison Kreiling. Ward is leading the American League in walks with 87, and while he hasn't had his
[ad_1] There’s the evil empire, and then there are the Dodgers – the merciless mega-team that just made baseball’s nightmare scenario official. On Saturday night, with a day and a half to spare before Monday's deadline, Los Angeles traded for reigning back-to-back American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. Take that in. The best pitcher on the planet is now on the best team in baseball.
[ad_1] We're grading the deals ahead of Monday's MLB trade deadline. How do these moves impact the pennant chase and which ones are going to move the needle for the postseason contenders? Will there be potential deals for players like Tigers ace Tarik Skubal and Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta? Will teams like the two-time World Series champion Dodgers try to bolster its already potent squad? Let's get into it: Pirates:
[ad_1] With the MLB trade deadline set for 6 p.m. ET on Monday, and as the calendar simultaneously flips to August, World Series odds are attracting more attention. That includes one Caesars Sports customer who thinks the Dodgers just might land Tigers ace Tarik Skubal between now and Monday night. "We just took a $10,000 bet [Friday] morning on the Dodgers +175 to win the World Series," Caesars head of
[ad_1] Get ready for a wild weekend ahead. As the Aug. 3 trade deadline approaches, a plethora of teams still remain on the bubble between buying, selling or doing a little of both. That’s what happens when only nine teams are more than three games out of a playoff spot. The other 21 clubs are all jockeying for position. Over the next few days, though, they’ll all have to make
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — At least publicly, despite the Dodgers’ looming presence in any potential Tarik Skubal deadline sweepstakes, the team's front office continues to downplay its need or desire to add high-end starting pitching. Even with Shohei Ohtani’s timeline to return to the mound uncertain, Dodgers executives point to the production of young starters Justin Wrobleski, Emmet Sheehan and Roki Sasaki and the anticipated second-half returns of Blake Snell
[ad_1] Curtis Mead will miss an undetermined amount of time with a broken left wrist injury that he suffered in his first game with the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox acquired Mead on Saturday in a trade that sent left-hander Connelly Early to Washington. Mead was injured in his second at-bat with Boston on Monday when he was hit on the wrist by Athletics starter Jack Perkins. Red Sox
[ad_1] New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger will be sidelined for four to six weeks with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain. Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, a day after he got hurt running the bases during a 3-1 win at Philadelphia. He had more tests on Monday in New York that revealed the extent of the injury. "So the good thing is he’s obviously
